QuoteTracker is not AB, you can not apply QT's help to AB. IB Symbology guide http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html (scroll down) it says clearly that all symbols follow SYMBOL-EXCHANGE-TYPE scheme, symbol is COMP, exchange is NASDAQ and indices have IND type. So:
COMP-NASDAQ-IND Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phsst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:13 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: IB Help >From QuoteTracker IB Help: For INDICES prefix the symbol with the exchange and a dollar sign ($). For example, PHLX:$SOX Ticker NASDAQ:$COMP works in QuoteTracker. --- In [email protected], "Joe Landry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Would appreciate some help in identify the ticker symbols for the common indices to > use in IB. For example I find that COMP works in IB as the NASDAQ composite > but when I enter this symbol in AB and try to access it via the AB IB plug in > I get the message that COMP is an invalid ticker. > > What am I missing? How does on go about setting up a standard set of tickers in AB RT/IB plug in? > > Thanks > Joe > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/GHeqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
